Bryce Mitchell, the Arkansas featherweight, has zeroed in on the UFC’s greatest present of 2026. In a contemporary rant aimed on the June occasion on the South Garden, the fighter referred to as “Thug Nasty” accused Dana White’s promotion of bending the game round Donald Trump’s political agenda, even whereas admitting he nonetheless thinks the UFC is the perfect sport going.
Bryce Mitchell slams UFC White Home card over Donald Trump ties
Mitchell laid out his view in a blunt assertion that has been making the rounds on MMA social media:
“I do assume the UFC is the perfect sport on the planet, nonetheless this White Home card, I do assume, is an egregious use of political favor to make individuals worship Donald Trump. They’re making an attempt to make the preferred sport and make it conducive to Trump’s marketing campaign whereas he destroys this nation… How a lot clearer does it get this man is making an attempt to take over the world, however hey don’t fear, the fights are going to be nice!”
Within the caption, he added: “I additionally assume Trump is an antichrist of Revelation.”
The quote lands with additional weight due to who’s saying it. Mitchell instructed reporters in December 2024 that he would “take a bullet and die” for Trump, a line he repeated throughout a UFC 310 fight-week press convention after beating Kron Gracie.
Lower than a yr later he flipped laborious, posting an Instagram video in October 2025 telling his 600,000 followers he not supported the president, calling him a “corrupted chief” who had “tricked” him on the Epstein information, on international assist to Israel and Ukraine, and on beef costs. In the identical clip he pointed viewers to Revelation 13:3 and steered Trump could possibly be the beast described there.
The cardboard Mitchell is describing is “UFC Freedom 250,” set for June 14, 2026 on the South Garden of the White Home. The date is Flag Day, the 250th anniversary yr of American independence, and Trump’s eightieth birthday. The most recent on the UFC White Home struggle card is that Ilia Topuria is now set to headline the June 14 occasion towards Justin Gaethje for the light-weight title, whereas Alex Pereira is booked to face Ciryl Gane within the co-main for an interim heavyweight belt.
Trump and Dana White have been shut for the reason that early 2000s, when Trump hosted UFC occasions on the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic Metropolis at a time when most venues wouldn’t contact the game. White has spoken on the Republican Nationwide Conference in 2016, 2020 and 2024, and was on stage with Trump on election evening 2024.
A 2024 New York Times profile described White as Trump’s “conduit to fashionable struggle followers” and framed the UFC because the MAGA motion’s “semiofficial sport”. Trump attended UFC 309 at Madison Sq. Backyard days after successful the election, flanked by Elon Musk, Mike Johnson and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and was ringside once more at UFC 327 in Miami earlier this yr, the place he reportedly pushed for Derrick Lewis to be added to an upcoming card.
Bryce Mitchell’s historical past of controversy
Mitchell is not any stranger to headlines away from the cage. In January 2025 he used the primary episode of his “ArkanSanity” podcast to name Adolf Hitler a “good guy,” deny the Holocaust and unfold homophobic remarks, prompting Dana White to name the feedback probably the most “egregious” factor he had heard in his profession. The UFC declined to self-discipline him, citing free speech. Mitchell has additionally claimed the Earth is flat, blamed Israel for 9/11 and steered Brazilian fighter Jean Silva was “possessed by demons.” He misplaced to Silva at UFC 314 in April 2025, a defeat that preceded his public break with Trump.
Taken collectively, the brand new quote places a MAGA-aligned fighter from contained in the UFC roster on document calling the promotion’s marquee occasion a marketing campaign prop. The framing places into perspective that pushback towards the White Home card has come from political commentators somewhat than fighters on the cardboard.
